Hey guys,I'm still struggling between Vandy with $72k scholarship and Gtown at ticket price. At this point, I'm not sure what type of law I want to practice.. perhaps public interest, but I don't have my heart set on it. Essentially, I am attending law school because I really enjoy logic and am genuinely interested legal practice in the US. Oh, and I hope to work on the East Coast (Boston, DC, NY, Philadelphia, etc.).I'd appreciate ANY insight. Thanks a ton!

Thanks for the reply. Because I have worked/saved a great deal over the past few years, law school debt is not a huge issue. However, it is a consideration and I will be taking out loans for either school. I plan to work on the East Coast.

They're both peer schools; I'm not sure if a convincing argument can be made that one is objectively better than the other. Have you visited either? They have completely different atmospheres--I mean culture, location, class size, ect...

Vandy has had really great placement stats recently, outperforming GULC in big law and art. III clerkships; but that has just been this year and last's. And who knows if that trend will continue? GULC had a pretty good edge before 2008, back when the economy was booming. Vandy's small class size+broad geographic disbursement isolates it somewhat from volatile market swings.

But whatever the merits of deciding which school is better (ceteris paribus), this is not a decision of "all things being equal." 81k at Vandy vs. sticker at GULC seems like a no-brainer. Hopefully I'll see you in the fall.

They're both peer schools; I'm not sure if a convincing argument can be made that one is objectively better than the other. Have you visited either? They have completely different atmospheres--I mean culture, location, class size, ect...

Vandy has had really great placement stats recently, outperforming GULC in big law and art. III clerkships; but that has just been this year and last's. And who knows if that trend will continue? GULC had a pretty good edge before 2008, back when the economy was booming. Vandy's small class size+broad geographic disbursement isolates it somewhat from volatile market swings.

But whatever the merits of deciding which school is better (ceteris paribus), this is not a decision of "all things being equal." 81k at Vandy vs. sticker at GULC seems like a no-brainer. Hopefully I'll see you in the fall.

I'd take Vandy fairly easily, and it saddens me to have to say that because, well ... I want your spot! But if you don't have any super compelling reason to choose G-town then I think this should be a no brainer.

that's a very tough choice- I know you mentioned you aren't sure what type of law u want to get into- but maybe scroll through the different externships- see which appeal more to you. Plus, the law school cultures will be very different bw the 2 schools (I'm sure ur considering all that)- sorry not much help

Since you're not too sure what type of law you want and aren't really tied down to a location, I think a $72K discount on a law school education at Vandy will make it a lot more enjoyable/interesting (some of your reasons for attending LS.) Sticker + COL in DC is a LOT to pay to pursue an interest. Unless you loved GULC and hated Vandy, I think Vandy is the way to go here. That's an amazing scholarship at a fantastic school, a combo that you really can't go wrong with.